Hello and welcome. If you’re looking for stories, information, rants, and a smattering of humour about PBC, ESLD, transplants or organ donation, you’re in the right spot. Welcome to liver & onions. So, Shrek and his pal Donkey were having a discussion about ogres, and Shrek said that ogres are like onions. Donkey said “They […]
It’s been over a year since my last post. All is well, I’ve now got 5 Covid shots in me – 3 Pfizer, 2 Moderna, no side effects, and thus far I’m Covid-free. Still masking, avoiding crowds, trying to stay healthy. Oh yes, and my liver numbers continue to be great. ALP is creeping up […]
♫ “… a potion that I had too much of, It was a double shot of my baby’s love” ♫ That was the ’60s. In 2021, the double shot we all want is the COVID vaccine. And yes, I’ve had shots 1 and 2 – and as of 4 days ago I might have immunity. […]
All in all, it’s been a pretty solid five years. In early February 2016, I had landed at the rehab hospital to begin the process of recovering my strength. I had been in bed since the previous August, and was eager to resume simple things like walking and fastening my bra. Oh yes, and walking […]
One of my effective, albeit not necessarily healthy, coping mechanisms is to keep my brain so busy that there is little time for dark contemplation. Lately, though, my body needed a break and so my mind went along for the ride. For the first part of my vacation week, I read a few books and […]
April is Be A Donor month. I am so proud to be associated with the Ottawa Gift of Life group. Our mission is to increase the number of registered organ and tissue donors in the National Capital Region, and to inform the community on the importance of organ and tissue donation. In this age of […]
I’m typing one-handed as I’m 2 weeks post-surgery for a reverse total shoulder replacement. My grandson calls me Bionic Grandma, as I now have two bonus parts – shoulder and liver. The experience of planning for and then actually having surgery after a transplant is a little more stressful that I might have expected. I […]
Do you believe in karma? Or a jinx? Recently, I posted “Then and Now … LFTs“, and gleefully reported how great my numbers are now compared to the months leading up to my transplant. A week ago, my incredibly fit and healthy husband got bloodwork done for his annual physical. When he shared his liver […]
(Did you know that the collective noun for doctors is doctrine? I just learned this from Wiktionary. Who knew?!) So as most transplant patients will understand, I have a doctrine. That’s my collection of doctors who look after all my medical issues, most of which have some relationship to my liver transplant. Ok, let’s […]
One of my fellow PBC warriors recently had a liver transplant, and she posted about the change in her liver numbers from pre to post. That made me curious, so I dug into my past blood work results. I’m amazed that I’m still here to talk about it. (note: my testing was done in Canada, […]
{Spoiler alerts for November 2018 episodes Grey’s Anatomy & New Amsterdam, and the movie Vice. If you don’t want to know, click me closed. Seriously. Nothing to see here!} As you might expect, I am drawn to TV shows and movies that explore transplants and organ donation. Last November, on the eve of my 3rd […]
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